Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully. They will receive blessing from the Lord, and vindication from the God of their salvation. Such is the company of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. (Psalm 24: 3-6)
Clean hands: There are more than a dozen Hebrew words that can be translated as clean. Here it is naqiy. Many of the Hebrew words for clean imply an original purity, entirely innocent, previously unused. But in the New Standard Revised Bible naqiy is most often translated as "to go unpunished."
Pure hearts: This is bar which is to purify, to purge, to polish what is tarnished, to clean what is dirty.
God knows we will go the wrong way. God knows we will choose badly. God knows that by the time we recognize our error we will be filthy. God still welcomes us. We can wash our hands in God's love. God will polish our souls with a divine cleansing cloth. We must, however, present ourselves and acknowledge our need for cleaning.
Today many churches the celebrate the Ascension of Jesus.
Clean hands: There are more than a dozen Hebrew words that can be translated as clean. Here it is naqiy. Many of the Hebrew words for clean imply an original purity, entirely innocent, previously unused. But in the New Standard Revised Bible naqiy is most often translated as "to go unpunished."
Pure hearts: This is bar which is to purify, to purge, to polish what is tarnished, to clean what is dirty.
God knows we will go the wrong way. God knows we will choose badly. God knows that by the time we recognize our error we will be filthy. God still welcomes us. We can wash our hands in God's love. God will polish our souls with a divine cleansing cloth. We must, however, present ourselves and acknowledge our need for cleaning.
Today many churches the celebrate the Ascension of Jesus.
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